ComicsPRO Industry Conference
Every year, the giants of the North American comic industry congregate behind closed doors for a closed-door conference to talk about the changing landscape of comics, what they've learned, and what they are all planning to do in the future. It's not a comic convention for fans, though - it's in a B2B event called the ComicsPRO Annual Meeting, and this year Popverse is going there to bring it all to you. At the 2026 Comics PRO Annual Meeting, Popverse will be covering the announcements, the conversations, and the insight from the likes of Marvel Comics, DC Comics, VIZ Media, Yen Press, Image Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and more.
Dates
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Location
Glendale, California, United States
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ComicsPRO Industry Conference Spotlight
Star Trek fans wanted Legacy, and now they’re getting that as a comic
Seven of Nine returns in a Star Trek series built for the future.
Chris Arrant
DC’s Absolute gamble paid off with 8 million comics sold in its first full year
Absolute Batman helped sell 8 million comics in 2025, but the real story is the new readers.
Chris Arrant
Marvel quietly delays Ultimate Endgame, pushing back the end of the Ultimate line
The end of Ultimate Marvel is coming... just a little later than planned.
Chris Arrant
Absolute Batman changed the way you see DC's Dark Knight, and DC aims to do the Absolute treatment to events this fall even bigger
The Absolute Universe is ready to go bigger, and DC sounds confident.
Chris Arrant
ComicsPRO Industry Conference Feed
Star Trek fans wanted Legacy, and now they’re getting that as a comic
Seven of Nine returns in a Star Trek series built for the future.
Chris Arrant
DC’s Absolute gamble paid off with 8 million comics sold in its first full year
Absolute Batman helped sell 8 million comics in 2025, but the real story is the new readers.
Chris Arrant
Marvel quietly delays Ultimate Endgame, pushing back the end of the Ultimate line
The end of Ultimate Marvel is coming... just a little later than planned.
Chris Arrant
Absolute Batman changed the way you see DC's Dark Knight, and DC aims to do the Absolute treatment to events this fall even bigger
The Absolute Universe is ready to go bigger, and DC sounds confident.
Chris Arrant
A comic book store at an airport? Yes please, now I have one more reason to fly to PDX
Forget Hudson News, PDX is getting a comics pop-up shop with Books with Pictures.
Chris Arrant
Marvel Comics reveals a new Wonder Man set to debut this summer - and makes us worry about Simon Williams in the process
There's a new Wonder Man coming to Marvel's comic book line this summer, but what's going to happen to the old one?
Graeme McMillan
Doctor Doom conquers time and Marvel Comics alike before Avengers: Doomsday lets him conquer the MCU
Two new comic book projects will spotlight the new big bad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe this summer
Graeme McMillan
Tiny Onion will be doing a Shop Tiny Onion Something is Killing the Children merch line
It's time to earn your teeth and get your bandana at Tiny Onion's Something is Killing the Children merch line
Jules Chin Greene
Green Room meets Midsommar in Odin, a new horror comic from Tiny Onion
James Tynion IV is teaming up with writer Marguerite Bennett and artist Letizia Cadonici for a horror comic about an undercover journalist reporting on a white supremacist punk band
Jules Chin Greene
Showdown pits grief and vengeance against each other in a new Criminal-style revenge comic
Dave Wielgosz and Tadd Galusha team up for a gritty revenge comic Showdown at Ignition Press.
Chris Arrant
Marvel officially confirms continuation of The Infernal Hulk storyline with Hulk War: Infernal Rage
Hulk War: Infernal Rage, by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein, is the third act in the story begun in Johnson/Klein's Incredible Hulk run from 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Marvel Comics celebrates 50 years of What If...? with a new wave of specials this summer
If you've ever wondered what would've happened if Thor had gotten Spider-Man's symbiote suit, then Marvel's What If...? specials have you covered
Jules Chin Greene
Kevin Smith has his next Jay & Silent Bob project… and it's in the Marvel Universe
After Riverdale, there was only one destination for Jay and Silent Bob: the Marvel Universe - and it's happening this June
Graeme McMillan
Marvel architect Jonathan Hickman is bringing his creator owned universe to comic shops for the first time
3 Worlds 3 Moons has signed a new deal with Dark Horse Entertainment to bring its fantasy sci-fi to comic stores starting summer 2026
Graeme McMillan
DC Comics' fall crossover event Bad Seeds sees Poison Ivy take over Batman's Gotham in 'No Man's Land' style "primeval world"
DC’s Bad Seeds crossover threatens to remake Batman's Gotham in Poison Ivy’s image.
Chris Arrant
DC Comics revamps Teen Titans with Red Hood leading a new generation of heroes
The Teen Titans are back and are uncovering a new conspiracy in the DC Comics universe
Trent Cannon
DC's Batgirl / Oracle is back in Barbara Gordon: Breakout series
DC's Barbara Gordon has been many things over the years: librarian, politician, Batgirl, Oracle, and more. Now she has a new role: Inmate.
Chris Arrant
DC makes it official: Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and more collide for first ever Absolute crossover event in 2026
DC doubles down on Absolute Universe with its first universe-wide event.
Chris Arrant
Batman: Dark Knight Returns inker Klaus Janson gets his first-ever US art show in New York on book's 40th anniversary
An exhibit showcasing 100 pieces of Klaus Janson's artwork will run at New York's Philippe Labaune Gallery from March 5 through April 11.
Jules Chin Greene
Judge Dredd comes to America: 2000 AD to be published in the US for first time in its 49-year history
Borag Thungg, readers! After half a century, the UK scifi anthology 2000 AD is being printed in the US for US (and us!)
Grant DeArmitt
Matt Kindt’s Mind MGMT relaunch kicks off with eerie recruitment stunt
Today I spoke with Mind MGMT. No, really - a guerrilla marketing tactic from has fans calling a secret phone number to get in contact with Matt Kindt's iconic scifi organization, who's changing publishing houses after 14 years
Grant DeArmitt
DC is turning Batman: The Dark Knight Returns’ 40th anniversary into a yearlong Batman event
DC Comics announced at ComicsPRO a slate of "new publishing initiatives, creator retrospectives, special edition releases, and global fan-focused activations" commemorating The Dark Knight Returns turning 40
Jules Chin Greene
Marvel, DC, VIZ, more gather at ComicsPRO 2026, and we will cover it live thanks to Lunar Distribution
The comics industry is about to talk shop behind closed doors. and Popverse will be there to tell you what actually matters.
Chris Arrant
